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Holy Communion
on The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday 2 August 2020
9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
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WELCOME
Please make sure you have used the hand sanitiser provided.
If you are a regular worshipper here, welcome back. If you are visiting, we
are delighted that you join us today.
So that we may all be safe, please observe all of the recommended social
distancing advice and follow the directions of the Cathedral staff—especially
at the Distribution of Communion and at the end of the service.
The service at 9.30 a.m. is also being live-streamed online but we have taken
care to ensure that no members of the congregation are visible on camera.
We are all encouraged not to raise our voices and to leave fairly swiftly after
the final organ voluntary has finished. The clergy will be outside the North
Door to take their leave of you there.
When you leave, please move towards the altar and turn left at the front of
the Nave and make your way out via the North Nave Aisle and the North
Door.
There will be a retiring collection for the work of the Cathedral. Please use the
‘tap and give’ contactless device near the North Door or drop cash into the
collecting basket as you leave. Thank you.
Material in this order of service is reproduced under the Christian Copyright Licensing Scheme, and under CCL No 68670; MRL No 720413.
Readings from NRSC are © National Council for Churches of Christ USA, 1989. Common Worship: Times and Seasons, material from which is included in this service,
is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.
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The Gathering
Voluntaries Meditation from Symphonie I Charles-Marie Widor
Pastorale Darius Milhaud
Stand at the entry of the clergy
The Greeting
President In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
The President welcomes the congregation
Prayers of Penitence
We come to God as one from whom no secrets are hidden, to
ask for his forgiveness and peace.
Silence
All Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we
confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed. We
have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved
our neighbours as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we
have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what
we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk
humbly with you, our God. Amen.
President Almighty God, who in Jesus Christ has given us a kingdom
that cannot be destroyed, forgive you your sins, open your
eyes to God’s truth, strengthen you to do God’s will and give
you the joy of his kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
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Gloria in Excelsis
President Glory to God in the highest,
All and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
President Let us pray.
Silence is kept
Almighty Lord and everlasting God, we beseech you to
direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the
ways of your laws and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and
ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with
you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever.
All Amen.
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Sit
The Liturgy of the Word
First Reading Romans 9. 1-15
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms it
by the Holy Spirit— I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my
heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for
the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. They are
Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the
giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the
patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is
over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. It is not as though the word of God had
failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel, and not all of Abraham’s
children are his true descendants; but ‘It is through Isaac that descendants
shall be named after you.’ This means that it is not the children of the flesh
who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as
descendants. For this is what the promise said, ‘About this time I will return
and Sarah shall have a son.’ Nor is that all; something similar happened to
Rebecca when she had conceived children by one husband, our ancestor
Isaac. Even before they had been born or had done anything good or bad (so
that God’s purpose of election might continue, not by works but by his call)
she was told, ‘The elder shall serve the younger.’ As it is written,
‘I have loved Jacob,
but I have hated Esau.’
What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For
he says to Moses,
‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’
For the Word of the Lord:
All Thanks be to God.
Stand
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Gospel Reading Matthew 14. 13-21
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted
place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot
from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had
compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples
came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send
the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for
themselves.’ Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them
something to eat.’ They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and
two fish.’ And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ Then he ordered the crowds
to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up
to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples,
and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and
they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And
those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Address The Reverend Canon Charlie Allen
Stand
The Creed
All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from
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Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one
Being with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the
third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of
the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living
and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the
Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has
spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We
look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
world to come. Amen.
Prayers of Intercession
President Let us pray for the Church and for the world, and let us thank
God for his goodness.
Kneel or sit
Lord, hear us.
All Lord, graciously hear us.
At the end:
President Almighty God, you have promised to hear the prayers of
those who ask in your Son’s name; we pray that what we
have asked faithfully we may obtain effectually; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
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Stand
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
The Peace
President We are the body of Christ. In the one Spirit we were all
baptized into one body. Let us then pursue all that makes for
peace and builds up our common life.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
All and also with you.
Please refrain from physically sharing the Peace but, instead, make a verbal greeting
to those near you
Taking of the Bread and Wine
President Eternal God, you have made our Saviour Jesus Christ the
head of all creation. Receive all we offer you this day and
renew us in his risen life, in the name of Jesus Christ
the Lord.
All Amen.
Stand
Eucharistic Prayer F
President The Lord be with you
All and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
President You are worthy of our thanks and praise, Lord God of truth,
for by the breath of your mouth you have spoken your word,
and all things have come into being. You fashioned us in
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your image and placed us in the garden of your delight.
Though we chose the path of rebellion you would not
abandon your own. Again and again you drew us into your
covenant of grace. You gave your people the law and taught
us by your prophets to look for your reign of justice, mercy
and peace. As we watch for the signs of your kingdom on
earth, we echo the song of the angels in heaven, evermore
praising you and saying:
All Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
President Lord God, you are the most holy one, enthroned in splendour
and light, yet in the coming of your Son Jesus Christ you
reveal the power of your love made perfect in our human
weakness. Embracing our humanity, Jesus showed us the
way of salvation; loving us to the end, he gave himself to
death for us; dying for his own he set us free from the bonds
of sin, that we might rise and reign with him in glory. On the
night he gave up himself for us all he took bread and gave
you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in
remembrance of me.
In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you
thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you; this
is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for you and
for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of me.
Therefore we proclaim the death that he suffered on the
cross, we celebrate his resurrection, his bursting from the
tomb, we rejoice that he reigns at your right hand on high
and we long for his coming in glory.
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Praise to you, Lord Jesus.
All Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
As we recall the one, perfect sacrifice of our redemption,
Father, by your Holy Spirit let these gifts of your creation be
to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; form us
into the likeness of Christ and make us a perfect offering in
your sight. Look with favour on your people and in your
mercy hear the cry of our hearts. Bless the earth, heal the sick,
let the oppressed go free and fill your Church with power
from on high. Gather your people from the ends of the earth
to feast with Blessed Mary the Virgin, Cuthbert and all your
saints at the table in your kingdom, where the new creation is
brought to perfection in Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and
with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all
honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever
and ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
President Let us pray for the coming of God’s kingdom in the words
our Saviour taught us:
All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy
kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever
and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
President We break this bread to share in the body of Christ
All Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share
in one bread.
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Giving of Communion
President God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people.
All Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father.
Agnus Dei
All Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
grant us peace.
Please follow the directions of the vergers to form a line to receive Communion.
Please keep two metres apart. If there are two of you and you are helping each other,
you are welcome both to go to the same Communion station. Please hold your hands
out so that the clergy may drop the host into your hand. After you have received the
consecrated host, please return to your seats via the side aisles. You are welcome
instead to receive a blessing—in which case, just bow your head and don’t hold out
your hands. Gluten-free wafers are available at both stations.
Prayer after Communion
Stand
President Let us pray.
Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands that have taken
holy things; may the ears which have heard your word be
deaf to clamour and dispute; may the tongues which have
sung your praise be free from deceit; may the eyes which
have seen the tokens of your love shine with the light of
hope; and may the bodies which have been fed with your
body be refreshed with the fullness of your life; glory to
you for ever. Amen.
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All We thank you, Lord, that you have fed us in this
sacrament, united us with Christ, and given us a foretaste
of the heavenly banquet prepared for all peoples. Amen.
The Dismissal
President May the Father from whom every family in earth and
heaven receives its name strengthen you with his Spirit in
your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts
by faith; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you
always. Amen.
Go in the peace of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
Voluntary Fugue sur le carillon des heures
de la cathédrale de Soissons Op 12 Maurice Duruflé
Please make your way out of the Cathedral via the North Nave Aisle (on the left) by
walking towards the altar at the front of the Nave, turning left, and doubling back on
yourself down the side aisle to the North Door.
You can make an offering as you leave either via the contactless ‘tap and give’
donation point or by dropping cash into the basket near the door.
A pre-recorded service of Choral Evensong is broadcast online this afternoon at 3.30
p.m.
Morning and Evening Prayer are said in the North Transept during the week at 8.30
a.m. and 5.15 p.m. and are open to the public although they will also be live-streamed
online (except on Friday when they are live-streamed only and not open to the
public). Please use the ‘Daily Prayer’ app on your own devices at these services or
bring your own prayer book and Bible. Thank you.